Understanding we are Worthy, Capable, Connected, and Called to Adventure for a more Joyful and Resilient Life
This blog post title “How to Survive the End of the World” is probably the most click-bait blog post title I have ever written. (You can see this blog post for the one with the least click-bait title: Hegel was Right. We Need the Dialectic.) But I have specifically chosen this title because most of… Continue reading How to Survive the End of the World
Is your life filled with enchantment? I did a quick Google search of the word enchantment, and Google defines it this way: Usually I fill in my drawings with watercolors and then scan them. But I am without my usual tools of the trade currently, so I'm going old school. That sounds about right. But… Continue reading Cultivating Everyday Enchantment
Lately I have been thinking about how it is actually possible to fail your way to success. I used to view failure as a liability, but I am starting to view it as a strength. Here's why. It seems that it's actually possible to fail our way to success. Sometimes we feel like failures indicate… Continue reading How to Fail Your Way to Success
Are we perfect just the way we are? If you are anything like me, you will occasionally read a meme on social media or hear a song that communicates that all of us are perfect just the way we are. And if you are also anything like me, you may have rolled your eyes in… Continue reading Are We Perfect Just the Way We are?
About four years ago, I let my hair go silver, and I have come to view this process as a spiritual practice. This may sound like an odd claim, so let me give you some context. Two summers in graduate school, I had the privilege of teaching Asian philosophy. And one of the books we… Continue reading Silver Hair as a Spiritual Practice
About four years ago, I let my hair go silver and grey. If you had told me in my thirties that I would do this, I would have been terrified. But surprisingly, letting my hair go silver has been one of the most joyful decisions I have ever made. It has helped me feel more… Continue reading Silver Hair, Limiting Beliefs, and the Power of Imagination
Your imagination matters! Even if you are adult. To explain why, let me tell you about a professional playologist named Ash Perrin. Ash Perrin started a group called The Flying Seagull Project. This project is a group of jugglers, clowns and entertainers. They take play into the most surprising places, like children’s hospitals and refugee… Continue reading Ash Perrin on Why Your Imagination Matters
Hope is powerful. And hope is the birthright of everyone. But sometimes it is hard to have hope. Hope is the conviction, in spite of contrary-seeming evidence, that things will somehow turn out well. And it is the related belief that no matter how bad things seem to be, they can change for the better… Continue reading How to Kindle Hope in the New Year
Is encouraging positivity helpful or harmful? Positivity is a buzzword in recent years. In fact, you have probably heard people recently urging you or others to be positive, to focus on positivity, or to strive to be happy. Philosophers and other thinkers and writers have long explored how humans can be more happy. For example,… Continue reading Is Encouraging Positivity Helpful or Harmful?
Are some people better than others? Sometimes we feel that way. For instance, we might look at other people and believe they are more successful, talented, gorgeous, handsome, or wealthy than we are. And these observations make us feel like they are better than us. Or, on a related note, we may believe we are… Continue reading Are Some People Better Than Others?